This study evaluates the effects of serratus plane block on intraoperative opioid consumption, emergence time and hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Thoracotomy is known as one of the most painful surgery. Thus, there is a development to reduce surgical stress in terms of operation technique, which is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Although it has reduced postoperative pain and complications compared with thoracotomy, VATS is still quite painful operation. Serratus plane block is a novel technique which provide analgesic effect for lateral chest wall by blocking lateral branch of intercostal nerve. It has been reported to be used for pain management including rib fracture, herpes zoster, and postoperative pain. It has become a popular analgesic modality because it is easy to perform and relatively safe. However, the effect of serratus plane block during intraoperative period has not yet been studied. In this study, therefore, the investigators decided to assess the effect of serratus plane block on intraoperative opioid consumption, emergence time and hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
The subjects were received serratus plane block in the regional-anesthesia unit out of operation room before induction of general anesthesia. And, video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed under balanced general anesthesia.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed under balanced general anesthesia without serratus plane block
Kyungpook national university hospital
Daegu, South Korea
RECRUITINGIntraoperative remifentanil consumption
Intraoperative remifentanil consumption will be checked.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Emergence time
Emergence time is duration between the end of surgery and extubation. Emergence time will be checked.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Systolic blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) will be checked
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Heart rate
Heart rate (beats per minute) will be checked
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Dose of rescue drugs used to control blood pressure and HR
Dose of rescue drugs used to control blood pressure and HR will be checked
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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